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.Se t. 30. 1924. Re. 15,920

I R. G. MOORE AUTOMOBILE HOOD CLAMP Original Filed April 4, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet, 1

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' presse ll Reisaued Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAYIOND G. :IOOBE, OF .IBBIDGEPOBT. OONNEOTICUT, ASSIGNOB 'DO THE BASSIOK OOIPAIIY OI BBIDGEIORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT,

AUTOMOBILE HOOD CLAMP.

Original No. 1,482,498, dated July 24, 1923, Serial No. 549,463, filed April 4, 1922. Application for reissue filed Kay 26, 1924. Serial No. 718,068.

a State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Hood Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 10 in automobile hood clamps, and methods of forming the same, and particularly to. hood clamps of the'character in which a barrel is em 10 ed in which operates a springunger.

p In so constructions a clam ing member referred to as a hold-down am is' employed, adapted to extend over a bracket on the automobile hood which is to be clamped down upon. one of the frame mem- 90 bars of the automobile.

In some ty es of construction, the plunger 1a ivote or otherwise secured to the automo ile frame member at its lower end,

this plun r being pressed upwardly by a spring wi t hin the barrel, while the barrel together with the hold-down clamp carried thereby is downwardly by the spring so as to rmly engage the bracket carried by the hood.

The present invention isdevised to provide novel features of construction in devices of the character referred to.

In accordance with the exemplary illustrated embodiment of the invention, a bar- 86 rel is provided having an integral transverse portion or loop covering its upper end, with transverse openings in the opposite walls of the barrel immediately below this tolpcportion to rovide a channel, withinw i i be formed of sheet metal pressed to shape to provide the transverse loo portionreferred to at its up r end, e transverse strap forming the old-down clamp being inserted thro h the openings beneath the top portion, w h openings are formed by the manner in which the construction is pressed to shape, the straprbeing firmly held in position by having the loop or transverse top portion of the barrel pressed firmly about the same.

Another feature of the presentembodimentof the invention relates to the attachment of the lower end of the barrel of a bracket or attached member which will serve to hold a side-engagement clamp, and also to rovide a bottom closure for the barrel an bearing member for the plunger which extends through the lower endof the barrel.

The object, of the invention broadly speaking, is accordingly to provide a comparatively inexpensive, durable and eflicient device of the character referred to, which may be manufactured and assembled simply and economically.

Other objects of the invention relate to the provision of improved details sof construction and combinations of elements, all of which will be more fully set forth in the following specification.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, attention is hereby directed'to the accompanying drawings forming a part of'this application and illustrating one embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings, Fi e l'represents a clamping device em ying the invention, shown in side elevation, applied to a hood mounted on an automobile frame member,

the hood and frame member being shown in,

vertical section;

Figure 2 is a similar View, the clampi device, however, being shown in vertica section; 5

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figures. 4 and 5 are horizontal sections taken respectively on line 44 and line of Figure 1, viewed in the direction of the V arrows indicated adjacent to'lines 4-4 and 55, respectively Figure 6 is a plan view of a vmetal blank from which ,the barrel shown in Figures 1 to 5 may be formed;

Figures 7 and 8 are views showing the blank at stages in the formation thereof;

Fi re 9 is a plan view of the blank from whi the bottom bracket of the construction is formed;

Figure 10 is a view pressed to shape.

Referring to the drawings, the humid is of the same bracket preferably formed from a strip ofsheet metal indicated in, Fi 6 as 19, this strip having parallel sides 'th small lugs or cars 2, 2, exten from the opposite ends thereof at'points intermediate the side fii the formationof the barrel, the end portions 3, 3 of the blank are first pressed into semi-cylindrical shape, as is indicated in Figure 7, the central or intermediate portion of the blank shown at 4 being left flat as shown. This intermediate portion 4 will, accordingly, be of the same width as the o a1 blank 1.

he strip is then bent along the lines 5, 5,

which may be located somewhat inwardly from the planes at which the cylindrical portions 3, '3, 'oin the intermediate portion 4, as indicated. The side edges 6 of the semi-cylindrical ortions 3 will, accordingly, be brought into parallel relation with each other and fairly close together, as is shown in Fig. 8. Also, by this operation, the intermediate portion 4 of the strip is formed into a transverse loop having an outer or top portion 4' and lower transverse portions 4, which are more or less parallel to the top portion 4, and which extend upwardly and outwardly from the semi-cylindrical portions 3.

As is apparent, the blank is now rovided with a transverse channel indicat at 7 in Figure 8, extending between thetop portion 4' of the transverse loo v and the bottom ortion 4 of the loop, which constitute nges extending outward] from the upper edges of the semi-cylin rical portions 3 of the construction-Q A'metal stri or strap 8 may now be extended throu h t e channel 7 thus provided and secured rmly in osition by pressing the top portion 4' othe transverse loop down against the upper surface of strap 8 and by pressing the bottom flanges 4, firmly against the under surface and side edges of strap 8.

This operation may readily be carried out in a suitable ress, which will at the same time bring the side edgesfi of semilindrical portions 3 firmly together to cose the barrel; or the strap may be secured simultaneously with thefolding of the semi-cylindrical portions 3 of the barrelforming strip upon each other. H

The upper surface of strap 8 may have a seating recess 9 formed across its end, as is indicated in Figure 2-, in which the top portion 4 of the transverse loop will seat.

The strap 8 may suitably be a metal casting-and suficient y rigid to withstand the usage to which it is subjected, One end portion of the same may be bent down- -wardly, as is indicated at'10, to form a holddown clamp, while the other end portion of the strap ma be shaped any desired configuration to orm ahandle portion 111.

The barrel so constructed will be open at its lower end. This end is preferabl closed by a bracket which may be form of the metal strip indicated at 12 in Figure 9. This strip is pressed to shape to provide a short annular flange 13 at one end thereof, the metal of the circular rtion 14 within this flange being provide with a pair of op itely disposed slits 15.

he portion 12 of this strip extending laterally from the annular-flange 13 is then preferably pressed into the shape indicated in Figures 1, 2 and 10'; that is, the metal of the strip maybe pressed horizontally outwards from one side of the annular flange 13, as is shown at 16.- From horizontal flange 16 the metal is bent to extend vertically upwards, as is shown at 17, and then again horizontally to provide a top flange 18 arallel to the bottom flange 16.

he annular flange 13 of this bracket may be fitted around and may he slipped over the lower endof barrel 1 and secured thereto very simply by extending the ears 2, 2, at the ends of the semi-cylindrical portions 3 of the barrel through the slits 15 in the bottom portion 14 of the bracket and bend- "The vertical flange 17 of the barrel is preferably provided with outwardly curvingside edges, as is indicated at 17' in Figure 9. A side-engaging clamping'member' 20, of hard frubber or other suitable material, may be firmly secured tical flange 17, as by means of t 0 countersunk set-screws shown at 21.

The completely assembled device is shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. As there shown, the 11m er 22 is slidably mounted within the {arre and extends out through the opening 23- in the bottom portion 14'of bracket member 12. Plunger 22 is provided with a head or enlargement 24 at its upper end and a coiled spring 25 is positioned within the barrel about the plunger with its lower end bearing upon the bottom portion-14 of the bottom closure and its upper end bearing against the end surface of the enlargement 24.

inst ver- When the device is put in use, the lower 'et32securedto suficien y to enable the hold-down clamp portion 10 of m 8 toslip over the brackhood 29. Spring 25 'will then press downwardly on the bottom closure 14 of the barrel and upwardly on lunger 22. Pin or enlargement 31 at the Bottom of the, plunger, resting in contact with the inclined lower surface of the top portion of bracket 27, 1y slideupwardly and inwardly towards 't hood until the side clam '20 reste firmly against the side surface the hood, pressm the lower end portion of the, latter framemember 26.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited strictly to the arrangements and details of construction which have been particularly described; and also that' the various forms of construction described need not ny be'used ther.

Th scope of the invention is indicated b the accompanying claims:-

1. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of aubarrplt'hhavingthahtransverse rtion in erewi aving up-' :3 grid lower wfi with a channel between the same, and a transverse metal strap extending throughsaid channel and secured 2. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a barrel formed to provide an end closure portion with a transverse o ning through the wall immediately beow said closure portion, and a strip extending throu hsaidopeningand a from said b arrel, thlee metal of sairfii bal' said 0 nin ing p rm against said st p t hold the latter and said opening therewith 3. In an automobile hood clam, the combination of a hollow tube of eet metal having one and formed into a transverse loo across the tog of the tubular portion and spaced there cm, to provide aligned transverse openin ,betweensaidloop and opposite sides'of t end of the tubular or- $1011, and a strap extending through said openings and filling the same, the metal of said loop beiniepressed firmly against said strap to hold t same inposition.

4. In an automobile hood clam the combination of a hollowtube. of eet metal having one and formed into a transverse 1 across the to of the tubular portion an spaced therefiom, t2: provide aligned ispao.

rmly, the vertical flange 33 formed on to press against about the combination of a tubular of strap metal bent upon itself with the transverse openings between said loop and end ortion shaped to form a handle.

5, n anautomobile hood clamp, the combination of a barrel formed of a sheet metal stri ressed to shape to'provide half tubes wit their edges adjacent to each other and with a loop portion extendin acroa and spaced from said half tubes, t e latter being formed from the end portions of the strip and said loop portion from the intermediate portions of the strip, and a metal strap extending transversely thro h the openings provi ed-- between said l al tubes and loop portion, the latter' being pressed down on said strapto hold said strapv in position. v

6. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a barrel member having an open lower end and a member having a cap portion closing said end and! extension at one side of the barrel member, bent laterally and then againinwardly e barrel member the upwardly bent portion carrying a pad "serving asasidee' clampmemher. 7. loan autom ile hoodclamp, the comand then upwardltz bination of a barrel member having down- 1 wardly extending ears at its lower end, and a memberhaving a flanged cap portion tioned and about said lower an and provide with o h which aid tears extend, and ears be ntover to hold the. same in place, sai second named member ha clam ing means.-

9. n a device of the character described, the combination of a barrel having integral clamping means at one end, and a transgerse sdtra member secured (go s'aid barrel y sal amplng means an includms' a hook portion extending at one side an a handle portion extending at the other side.

10. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a tubular barrel having an integral loop atone end, and a transverse iand member engaged and clamped in said 11. In a device of the character described barrel formed endsof the strap adjacent each other, and end means'secured to the barrel and adaptan upwardl bent flange at one side of said'barrelmem r, ada ted to,

ed to secure the relation of said strap ends.

12. In a device of the character described the combination of a tubular barrel formed of stra metal bent upon itself with the ends of the strap adjacent each other, and

, flanged end means secured to the barrel and adapted to secure the relation of said strap ends.

13., In a device of the character described thecombination of a tubular barrel formed of strap metal bent upon itself with the ends of the strap adjacent each other, and an end member clamped in the bight of said strap.

14. In a device of'the character described, the combination of a tubular barrel formed of strap metal bent upon itself with the ends of the strap adjacent each other, a transverse end member clamped in the bight of said 20 strap at one end, and end means secured to the barrel at its other end and adapted to secure the relation of said strap ends.

15. In a device of the character described, a tubular barrel formed of strap metal bent 25 centrally upon itself, the portions of the stra at each side of the center being of semi-tubular cross section along their length and to their adjacent extremlties, whereby an open-ended barrel is formed.

.In testimony whereof, I have signed-my name to this specification, this 23rd day of May 1924. v

RAYMOND G. MOORE. 

